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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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All the big boat owners here thoroughly recommend giving their diesels a good "roasting" every so often......mostly Perkins,Caterpillar and Volvo Pentas.....the black smoke disappears and they run much more sweetly afterwards,they all swear it is the best for longevity of the turbo and the engine.....have applied the same principal to my car so we shall see.......if it blows up I will put a marine engine in it instead  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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 11th Aug 2011 11:34 am |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
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Mind you if this rain keeps up I might put a marine engine in it anyway....just in case.... "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 11th Aug 2011 11:36 am |
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GazM3
Member Since: 06 Aug 2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Interesting thread.
A warm up for a min or so is a good thing also a cool down ESP after a hard drive is good also.
IMO with all cars it's a good idea to rev it up and give it a reasonably hard time.
I'm gunna keep the vvt turbo alive by the Subaru upper engine cleaner regularly and fit some egr blanking plates
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| 11th Aug 2011 12:02 pm |
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wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
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character wrote:420k miles, same turbo, must be doing something right 
Yup. Yours doesn't get the chance to cool down, there is no better protection for an engine 
Wiljo D3 V8 HSE Auto in Zermatt silver - driveway version gone but not forgotten, only the living room cupboard version remains
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| 11th Aug 2011 1:03 pm |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
 
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character wrote:420k miles, same turbo, must be doing something right
With all that long distance towing you do mate, your turbo must be glowing like the dessert sun - way hot enough to burn off any carbon that dares build up on the vanes during each start  Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 11th Aug 2011 3:12 pm |
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